Noel Gallagher

People say I seem very negative about new music - well, if somebody asks me what I think of Keane, I'll tell 'em. I don't like 'em. I'll obviously take it a step too far and grossly insult the keyboard player's mam or summat, but I'm afraid that's just me.

English Musician

Sinead Burke

I was born with the genetic condition called 'achondroplasia,' which I inherited from my dad: my mam is average height, and my dad is also a little person. I am the oldest of five children, and I am the only one who is a little person.

Designer

Shaun Ryder

The values me mam and dad tried to drum into us were no stealing, go to church, go to school - all of which we ignored. We'd fight, we stole, we cheated and we didn't go to school.

Ronan Keating

I did a bit of running away when my mam passed away. I didn't go back to work; I started drinking quite a lot, and I know how damaging that can be.

Irish Artist

Sam Fender

My mam and dad were blasting Steely Dan when I was born; the music hasn't stopped since then.

Sean Longstaff

I haven't changed, I'm still the same lad who lives at home with my mam, brother and sister.

English Footballer

Laura Whitmore

I grew up in a small house with just my mam and felt quite lonely at times.

Irish Celebrity

Jordan Pickford

English Athlete

Scarlett Moffatt

English Entertainer

Matt Doherty

Used mainly in Northern England, giving it a regional touch.

Regional Flavor

Conveys a casual and familiar tone usually among family.

Casual Tone

Implies a close relationship when addressing one's mother.

Intimate Bond

Used to show respect towards an older woman, similar to 'Madam'.

Respectful Address

Typically used in more formal or professional contexts.

Formal Situations

Often used when addressing unfamiliar older women in public spaces.

Public Encounters

 When I was four, my loving mam was cornered by the boss's man.

Mam